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Open outcry

Market basics

Trading conducted by shouting and hand signals on an exchange floor, with prices known reliably only to those standing in the ring.

In plain terms

How Indian equities traded before screens. An investor outside the ring learnt the price of their own order afterwards, on their broker’s word.

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Indian stock market glossary · Market Vidyalaya